Archive: 10/10/2014
UN envoy: Ebola cases doubling every 3-4 weeks
The U.N. special envoy on Ebola says the number of cases is probably doubling every three-to-four weeks and the response needs to be 20 times greater than it was at the beginning of October.
Oct 10, 2014
Brazil quarantines Guinean feared to have Ebola (Update)
Brazilian health officials Friday quarantined a Guinean man feared to have Ebola, but stressed it was a precautionary measure and the man no longer had a fever or other symptoms.
Oct 10, 2014
Pneumococcal vaccine reduces antibiotic-resistant infections in children by 62 percent
The pneumococcal vaccine recommended for young children not only prevents illness and death, but also has dramatically reduced severe antibiotic-resistant infections, suggests nationwide research being presented at IDWeek ...
Oct 10, 2014
Americans increasingly anxious about Ebola: poll
(HealthDay)—One-quarter of Americans now view Ebola as a major public health threat to the United States, with many saying they'd change their travel plans due to Ebola fears, a new Harris Poll/HealthDay survey reveals.
Oct 10, 2014
Hand exercises improve function in rheumatoid arthritis patients
A new study led by Professor Sallie Lamb of and the University of Warwick and the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, Oxford University, is published today in The Lancet and shows ...
Oct 10, 2014
LSU Health tumor registry data find acadiana colon cancer rates among nation's highest
A special study using data from LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health's Louisiana Tumor Registry has found that colorectal cancer incidence rates in the Louisiana Acadian parishes are among the highest in the United ...
Oct 10, 2014
Real-life social networking prompts people to get tested for HIV
Old-school face-to-face social networking is a more effective way to identify people with HIV than the traditional referral method, suggests research being presented at IDWeek 2014. The study shows that social networking ...
Oct 10, 2014
WHO: East Asia at risk of Ebola, but more prepared
East Asia, with its trade and transport hubs and armies of migrant workers, is at risk from Ebola but is improving its defenses and may be more ready than other areas to respond if cases are diagnosed, World Health Organization ...
Oct 10, 2014